mercantile
adjective/ˈmɜːkəntaɪl/
/ˈmɜːrkəntiːl/, /ˈmɜːrkəntaɪl/
(formal)- connected with trade and commercial affairsWord Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian, from mercante ‘merchant’.
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